'Shogun' Rua vs James Te Huna Announced for Fight Night 33

FIGHT NIGHT 33 GETS A LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE

By Tommy Strong @strong_tea

Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua will get the chance to bounce back from defeat to Chael Sonnen last month, when he takes on New Zealand's light heavyweight, James Te Huna. The fight is scheduled to take place at Fight Night 33 which is being held in Australia on December 7th.

Rua (21-8) will be coming into a fight for the first time ever, with back to back losses on his record with defeats to Alexander Gustafsson and more recently losing to Chael Sonnen via submission inside the first round at last months UFC on FOX Sports 1 launch event.

Te-Huna (16-6) had his four fight winning streak snapped, when he fought top light heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira at UFC 160 in May, losing in the first round via submission.

UFC Fight Night 33 will be main headlined in a heavyweight battle that sees Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva.

Hunt vs Bigfoot rumoured to headline UFC's return to Australia

Mark Hunt vs. Bigfoot Silva Rumoured To Be Headlining Next UFC Fight Night Event in Australia

by John Haigh @JohnBJayHaigh

It’s been reported that a heavyweight clash between Mark Hunt and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva has reportedly been set as the main event for a possible UFC Fight Night event on Dec. 7 in Australia, according to a report by Brazilian site Combate.com.

No venue has been announced for the fight, but with the UFC style events banned in both Victoria and Western Australia, Sydney and Brisbane are the leading chances to host the reported show.
Hunt (9-8) is coming of a KO loss to the former UFC champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 160, which ended his four-fight winning streak. The New Zealand born fighter has been in and out of hospital after the bout with a gaping hole in his leg caused by a serious staph infection.

Silva (18-5) also fought at UFC 160, where he challenged Cain Velasquez for the UFC heavyweight title, losing in less than 90 seconds via TKO.

Both fighters will be looking to get back to the top of the division as soon as possible and with both men having recent wins over some top level opponents, neither can be far away from title contention with a win.